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05487

ZIP 05487 is Starksboro, Vermont, mostly in Addison County; area code 802; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Addison +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,598
Coordinates
44.2103, -72.9934
☼ Live from 05487 — Starksboro, VT

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Where 05487 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 05487
  • 🔢 Type 05487 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBhSO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 5,487 = 3 × 31 × 59. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1010101101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 05486 (South Hero, VT, 33 mi away) and 05488 (Swanton, VT, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 05487 becomes 78450, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04578, 04758, 04785, 05478, 05748, 05847, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85074 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,207 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,342 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 05487 and you would come out at 44.21°S, 107.01°E — 973 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 46.4 square miles of land, 05487 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,598This ZIP1,598
Households593This ZIP593
Housing units677This ZIP677
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Vermont43.1US 38.9
Median household income$76,750This ZIP$76,750Vermont$81,203US $80,734
Median home value$265,000This ZIP$265,000Vermont$316,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,306This ZIP$1,306Vermont$1,234US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%This ZIP39.3%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density34.5 / sq miThis ZIP34.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees120This ZIP120
Annual payroll$6,961,000This ZIP$6,961,000
Tax returns filed780This ZIP780
Total adjusted gross income$53,607,000This ZIP$53,607,000

Land area

Land area46.37 sq miThis ZIP46.37 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 05487 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Addison County 89.3%
Chittenden County 10.7%

ZIP codes near 05487

ZIPCityDistance
05443 Bristol, VT 5.4 mi
05462 Huntington, VT 6.4 mi
05469 Monkton, VT 7.3 mi
05673 Waitsfield, VT 7.6 mi
05674 Warren, VT 9.0 mi
05461 Hinesburg, VT 9.2 mi
05676 Waterbury, VT 9.5 mi
05473 North Ferrisburgh, VT 10.2 mi
05472 New Haven, VT 10.6 mi
05660 Moretown, VT 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 05487?

05487 is in Starksboro, Vermont, in Addison County. Its published point location is 44.2103, -72.9934.

What county is 05487 in?

05487 spans 2 counties: Addison County and Chittenden County. Most of it falls in Addison County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 05487?

Starksboro uses area code 802, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 05487 in?

05487 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 05487?

About 1,598 people live in ZIP code 05487, in 593 households, at 34.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 05487?

$76,750 a year, against $81,203 across Vermont.

What ZIP codes are near 05487?

The closest are 05443 (5.4 mi), 05462 (6.4 mi), 05469 (7.3 mi), 05673 (7.6 mi) and 05674 (9 mi).

Is 05487 a PO Box ZIP code?

05487 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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